Pre-Nursing Prerequisites for the B.S. Nursing (Prelicensure)

The courses below are Pre-Nursing Domain prerequisites for entry into the clinical portions of the B.S. Nursing (Prelicensure) program. Courses accepted by transfer must be college level from an accredited institution, must have been awarded a grade of C or better, may not be used to fulfill more than one course of study, and must meet the competency unit and content equivalent.

Language and Communication Requirements
A two-course sequence of English composition equivalent to 4 units and one course in speech equivalent to 2 units (excluding business writing and communication). They match up with the following codes:

LAE1/QBT1 (5 units) – Language and Communication: Essay/Research
LUT1 (2 units) – Language and Communication: Presentation

Quantitative Literacy Requirements
Either one statistics course and one mathematics course at the college algebra level or above, or two math courses higher than the college algebra level equivalent to 6 competency units.

QLC1 (3 units) – Quantitative Literacy: College Algebra, Measurement and Geometry
QMC1 (3 units) – Quantitative Literacy: Statistics, Probability and Problem Solving

Humanities Requirements
Two courses, equivalent to 4 competency units in the humanities (literature, visual and performing arts, music, theater, philosophy, ethics, or religious studies).

IWC1 – Literature, Arts, and the Humanities
IWT1 – Literature, Arts, and the Humanities: Analysis and Interpretation

Social Science Distribution Requirements
Three courses, 9 competency unit equivalent, in the following areas: psychology, sociology, human development, or anthropology.

BHO1 – Behavioral Science Part I
BHT1 – Behavioral Science Part II

Nursing Science Requirements

Anatomy and Physiology courses with lab equivalent to 8 academic credits.
Microbiology with lab equivalent to 4 academic credits.
Biochemistry equivalent to 3 academic credits

For transferring students, all sciences (including nutrition) must have been completed within the past five years to be considered for transfer credit.

ANC1 (3 units) – Anatomy and Physiology Part I
AOT1 (3 units) – Anatomy and Physiology Part II
ALT1 (2 units) – Anatomy and Physiology Lab
MBC1/MLT1 (4 units) – Microbiology/Microbiology Lab
CBT1 (3 units) – Biochemistry

Potential nursing students must have a minimum of a 2.5 GPA in the Science prerequisites (A&P, Microbiology and Biochemistry) in order to be considered for admission to the nursing program.

If you have any questions about these requirements, speak to an Enrollment Counselor.